UFC reportedly could scoop up naming rights

[Edge Guerrero]

for Las Vegas arena, home of UFC 200

By MMAjunkie Staff October 28, 2015 9:00 am

That new 20,000-seat arena slated to open next year in Las Vegas could reportedly become the UFC Center.

Las Vegas’ CBS affiliate, KLAS, is reporting UFC officials are in talks about potentially purchasing the naming rights for the facility, which is owned by MGM Resorts International and AEG Live:



The $375 million facility, which is located near the New York-New York and Monte Carlo casinos along I-15, is slated for an April 2016 opening. A few months later, the arena hosts the historic UFC 200 card, which takes place July 9 and airs on pay-per-view. A UFC Fan Expo is expected to coincide with the landmark card.

UFC President Dana White was on hand for the July groundbreaking and raved about the state-of-the-art facility (watch it above).

The naming rights are likely to command a hefty price tag, but for the Las Vegas-based UFC, there’d be no better option.

The arena is expected to host MMA and boxing events, as well as concerts and other special events. A push is also underway for Vegas to get an NHL franchise that would play at the arena.

Currently, the UFC hosts its major Vegas cards at MGM Grand Garden Arena or Mandalay Bay Events Center.

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- I have to give credit to Zuffa, they brought a sport that was barelly undergroud and made them a global phenom, 14 years ago i wound imagine a MMA gym here.
Now UFC will have their own arena, that is very cool.